scout
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Ratner’s spokeswoman said the director joined the trip to scout out locations in China for the movie, which is expected to begin filming next year.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Siegel said she was on the same stretch of road so often that people began to wonder if she was a location scout.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Elliot: There was a scout from Newcastle who used to work at Wallsend as well so I think he put my name forward.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He was a college scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“We were supposed to start at dawn today, head out to the southern valley and scout for another branch location. A few more weeks of this overcrowding and I might get snippy.”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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